Hi James, To compile Firefox 3 on Solaris, I think you don't need > autoconf 2.13+ > gcc 3.4.1+/4.1.2+ > probably libtool > gm4 (Mozilla does not list the respective version)
Solaris 10 bundles > perl 5.6+ (Solaris 10 has 5.6) > ksh/bash/zsh (Probably won't work with ksh88)) > gmake 3.79.1+ But you will need a higher version of libpango. Regards, Ginn On Apr 17, 2008, at 1:33 AM, James Cornell wrote: >> It's easy to build FF3b5 on Express which I run on my personal >> machine. >> However, our production desktops are on Solaris 10, and building it >> for 10 >> looks problematic because of the dated libraries. >> >> Has anyone managed this? >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> desktop-discuss mailing list >> desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > Backporting it without concern for Sun-grade compatibility control > (Respective to versioning) requires newer versions of the following: > > gmake 3.79.1+ > cvs 1.11+ > autoconf 2.13+ > gtk 2.10+ > freetype 2.1.0+ > pkg-config 0.9.0+ > libIDL 0.6.3+ > perl 5.6+ (Solaris 10 has 5.6) > ksh/bash/zsh (Probably won't work with ksh88) > latest Sun Studio 12 or Sun Studio 11 with patches > gcc 3.4.1+/4.1.2+ > probably libtool > gm4 (Mozilla does not list the respective version) > fontconfig (Mozilla does not list the respective version) > dbus-1-glib-devel (Mozilla does not list the respective version) > libXt-devel (Mozilla does not list the respective version) > glib (Mozilla does not list the respective version) > others listed on "Linux Build Prerequisites - MDC" > > * Some dependencies may not need to be upgraded > > http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Solaris_Build_Prerequisites > http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Linux_Build_Prerequisites > > I suppose later on this week I could try to build the above and then > Firefox 3, if time permits. If you want to try for yourself, try > using > the respective Blastwave versions for the above dependencies, using > source > builds when needed and tell me how it goes. > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org -------- Ginn Chen Software Engineer, Browser Team Sun Microsystems, Inc. Phone: x82869 / +86-10-62673869 Fax: +86-10-62780969
